"as one of the earliest prophets, regardless of which view they hold. Enoch (ancestor of Noah) Enoch () is of the Antediluvian period in the Hebrew Bible. Enoch was son of Jared and fathered Methuselah. This Enoch is not to be confused with Cain's son Enoch (). The text of the Book of Genesis says Enoch lived 365 years before he was taken by God. The text reads that Enoch ""walked with God: and he was no more; for God took him"" (), which some Christians interpret as Enoch's entering Heaven alive. Enoch is the subject of many Jewish and"
"Enos (biblical figure) Enos or Enosh ( ""ʼEnōš""; ""mortal man""; ; Ge'ez: ሄኖስ ""Henos""), in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible, is the first son of Seth who figures in the Generations of Adam, and consequently referred to within the genealogies of 1 Chronicles. According to Christianity, he is part of the Genealogy of Jesus as mentioned in . Additionally, Enos is also mentioned in Islam in the various collections of tales of the pre-Islamic prophets, which honor him in an identical manner. Furthermore, early Islamic historians like Ibn Ishaq and Ibn Hisham always included his name in"
"Enoch (son of Cain) According to the Book of Genesis, Enoch (; ; ""Ḥanōḵ"") was a son of Cain, and father of Irad. After Cain arrived in the Land of Nod, to which he was evicted by the Lord as his punishment for murdering his brother Abel, his wife became pregnant and bore Cain's first child, whom he named Enoch. This Enoch is not to be confused with Enoch, son of Jared, to whom the authorship of the Book of Enoch is ascribed. After the birth of Enoch, the Hebrew text of Genesis 4:17 is unclear. Either Cain built a"
"is cognate with the angelic soteriological figure Anush Uthra who taught John the Baptist and performed many of the same miracles within Jerusalem typically ascribed to Jesus by Christians. Enos (biblical figure) Enos or Enosh ( ""ʼEnōš""; ""mortal man""; ; Ge'ez: ሄኖስ ""Henos""), in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible, is the first son of Seth who figures in the Generations of Adam, and consequently referred to within the genealogies of 1 Chronicles. According to Christianity, he is part of the Genealogy of Jesus as mentioned in . Additionally, Enos is also mentioned in Islam in the various"
"Enoch went on to marry Edna, according to ""Jubilees"", and the sole named grandchild of Jared is Enoch's son Methuselah, the longest-living human mentioned in the Bible (, , ). Additionally, Jared was a forefather of Noah and his three sons. Jared's age was given as 962 years old when he died, making him the second-oldest person mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the Septuagint. In the Samaritan Pentateuch, his age was 62 at fatherhood and only 847 at death, making Noah the oldest and Jared the seventh-oldest. Jared is also mentioned in Islam in the ""Qisas Al-Anbiya"", which mentions"
"and also called Enoch the scribe of judgment. The New Testament has three references to Enoch from the lineage of Seth (Luke 3:37, Hebrews 11:5, Jude 1:14–15). Enoch appears in the Book of Genesis of the Pentateuch as the seventh of the ten pre-Deluge Patriarchs. Genesis recounts that each of the pre-Flood Patriarchs lived for several centuries. Genesis 5 provides a genealogy of these ten figures (from Adam to Noah), providing the age at which each fathered the next, and the age of each figure at death. Enoch is considered by many to be the exception, who is said to"
"and then walked with God 300 years, and when Enoch reached age 365, God took him. The sixth reading (, ""aliyah"") and a closed portion (, ""setumah"") end here. In the seventh reading (, ""aliyah""), Methuselah had a son Lamech and lived 969 years. A closed portion (, ""setumah"") ends here. In the continuation of the reading, Lamech had a son Noah, saying that Noah would provide relief from their work and toil on the soil that God had cursed. Lamech lived 777 years. A closed portion (, ""setumah"") ends here. In the continuation of the reading, when Noah had"
"book, Enoch recounts two visions he has had to Methuselah. The first is about the Genesis flood narrative, and the second chronicles the history of the world from Adam to the Last Judgment. In the latter vision, men are represented as animals - the righteous are white cattle and sheep, the sinners and enemies of Israel are black cattle and wild animals. Following his father's death in the Book of Enoch, Methuselah is designated by God as a priest, while Methuselah's grandson, Noah's brother Nir, is designated by God as his successor. In Slavonic Enoch, Methuselah asks his father for"
"city and named it after Enoch, or else Enoch built a city. According to Jubilees 4:9, Enoch's mother/aunt was named Awan. According to a Samaritan tradition, Enoch was buried in Mount Ebal. Enoch (son of Cain) According to the Book of Genesis, Enoch (; ; ""Ḥanōḵ"") was a son of Cain, and father of Irad. After Cain arrived in the Land of Nod, to which he was evicted by the Lord as his punishment for murdering his brother Abel, his wife became pregnant and bore Cain's first child, whom he named Enoch. This Enoch is not to be confused with"
"Enoch, and the Book of Moses. Bible commentators have offered various explanations as to why the Book of Genesis describes him as having died at such an advanced age; some scholars believe that Methuselah's age is the result of mistranslation, while others believe that his age is used to give the impression that part of Genesis takes place in a very distant past. Methuselah's name has become synonymous with longevity, and he has been portrayed and referenced in film, television, and music. Methuselah is a biblical patriarch mentioned in , as part of the genealogy linking Adam to Noah. The"
"""not see death"" (). Furthermore, states that Enoch lived 365 years, which is shorter than his peers, who are all recorded as dying at over 700 years of age. The brief account of Enoch in Genesis 5 ends with the cryptic note that ""he ""[was]"" not; for God took him"". Three extensive Apocrypha are attributed to Enoch: These recount how Enoch was taken up to Heaven and was appointed guardian of all the celestial treasures, chief of the archangels, and the immediate attendant on the Throne of God. He was subsequently taught all secrets and mysteries and, with all the"
"Enos is the first son of Seth who figures in the Generations of Adam, and consequently referred to within the genealogies of Chronicles, and the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. Enos (Book of Mormon prophet) According to the Book of Mormon, Enos (; ) was a son of Jacob, a Nephite prophet and author of the Book of Enos. Enos was third in the series of record keepers who maintained the record of the Nephites, a set of metal plates containing the spiritual and secular history of the Nephites. Enos was given charge of the record by"
"Land of Nod The Land of Nod (, ""eretz-Nod"") is a place mentioned in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible, located ""on the east of Eden"" (""qidmat-‘Eden""), where Cain was exiled by God after Cain had murdered his brother Abel. According to Genesis 4:16: ""Nod"" (נוד) is the Hebrew root of the verb ""to wander"" (לנדוד). Therefore, to dwell in the land of Nod is usually taken to mean that one takes up a wandering life. Genesis 4:17 relates that after arriving in the Land of Nod, Cain's wife bore him a son, Enoch, in whose name he"
"Bible, where it appears as part of the Book of Genesis. D&C 104:24 (CofC) / (LDS) states that Adam ordained Enoch to the higher priesthood (now called the Melchizedek, after the great high priest) at age 25, that he was 65 when Adam blessed him, and he lived 365 years ""after that"" until he was translated, so making him 430 years old when that occurred. Additionally in LDS theology, Enoch is implied to be the scribe who recorded Adam's blessings and prophecies at Adam-ondi-Ahman, as recorded in D&C (LDS) / D&C 104:29b (CofC). In Islam, Enoch ( [commonly in Islamic"
"various gospels of the New Testament of the Bible. The Second Book of Enoch contains a section, called ""Exaltation of Melchizedek"", which says that Melchizedek was born of a virgin, Sofonim (or Sopanima), the wife of Nir, a brother of Noah. The child came out from his mother after she had died and sat on the bed beside her corpse, already physically developed, clothed, speaking and blessing the Lord, and marked with the badge of priesthood. Forty days later, Melchizedek was taken by the archangel Gabriel (Michael in some manuscripts) to the Garden of Eden and was thus preserved from"
"plastered, said to be that of Esau's slave. Rock-cut tombs exist south-west of this place."" The SWP stated this identification was false and that Esau's tomb was in the Biblical Mount Seir. Esau Esau (; , ISO 259-3 ""ʕeśaw""; ""Hēsau""; ; ""‘Īsaw""; meaning ""hairy"" or ""rough""), in the Hebrew Bible, is the older son of Isaac. He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis, and by the prophets Obadiah and Malachi. The New Testament alludes to him in the Epistle to the Romans and in the Epistle to the Hebrews. According to the Hebrew Bible, Esau is the progenitor of"
"near Bethlehem, at the site where she is believed to have died in childbirth. The lifetimes given for the patriarchs in the Masoretic Text of the Book of Genesis are: Adam 930 years, Seth 912, Enos 905, Kenan 910, Mahalalel 895, Jared 962, Enoch 365 (did not die, but was taken away by God), Methuselah 969, Lamech 777, Noah 950. The lifespans given have surprising chronological implications, as the following quotation shows. According to the Bible, many of the tribes living in the Middle East between the time of Abraham and the time of Christ have a genealogical connection to"
"the genealogy of the Prophet Muhammad, (Arabic: ""’Anūsh"" أَنُوش or [commonly]: ""Yānish"" يَانِش). According to Genesis, Seth was 105 years old when Enos was born (but the Septuagint version gives 205 years), and Seth had further sons and daughters. He was the grandson of Adam and Eve (; ). According to Seder Olam Rabbah, based on Jewish reckoning, he was born in AM 235. According to the Septuagint, it was in AM 435. Enos was the father of Kenan, who was born when Enos was 90 years old (or 190 years, according to the Septuagint). According to the Bible he"
"included in the count – for example, Shem, born 100 years before the Flood, ""begot"" his first son two years after it, which should make him 102, but Genesis 11:10-11 specifies that he is only 100, suggesting that time has been suspended. The period from the birth of Shem's son to Abraham's migration to Canaan is 365 years, mirroring Enoch's life-span of 365 years, the number of days in a year. There are 10 Patriarchs between Adam and the Flood and 10 between the Flood and Abraham – the Septuagint adds an extra ancestor so that the second group is"
"anyone who would kill him. Cain left God's presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden. Cain had a son, Enoch, and founded a city, and named it after Enoch. Enoch had a son Irad; and Irad had a son Mehujael; and Mehujael had a son Methushael; and Methushael had a son Lamech. The fourth reading (, ""aliyah"") ends here. In the short fifth reading (, ""aliyah""), Lamech took two wives: Adah and Zillah. Adah bore Jabal, the ancestor of those who dwell in tents and amidst herds, and Jubal, the ancestor of all who play the"
"back to Israel, where it was buried. According to , Reuben had four sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. The name(s) of his wife/wives are not given. According to , a stone of ""Bohan, the son of Reuben"" marked a point along the boundary of the land allocated to the tribe of Judah. According to the Book of Jasher, Chapter 45, Reuben's wife was Eliuram the daughter of Ewi the Canaanite (of Timnah). Reuben (son of Jacob) According to the Book of Genesis, Reuben or Re'uven (, ""Rəʾuven"" ""Rəʾûḇēn"") was the eldest son of Jacob and Leah. He was the"
"in Sirach. Later elaborations of this interpretation treated Enoch as having been a pious ascetic, who, called to mix with others, preached repentance, and gathered (despite the small number of people on Earth) a vast collection of disciples, to the extent that he was proclaimed king. Under his wisdom, peace is said to have reigned on earth, to the extent that he is summoned to Heaven to rule over the ""sons of God"". The New Testament contains three references to Enoch. The introductory phrase ""Enoch, the Seventh from Adam"" is also found in 1 Enoch (1 En. 60:8), though not"
"Ephah Ephah (, ""‘Êp̄āh"") was one of Midian's five sons as listed in the Hebrew Bible. Midian, a son of Abraham, was the father of Ephah, Epher, Enoch, Abida, and Eldaah. These five were the progenitors of the Midianites. The name of three persons in the Old Testament, two men and one woman. ""(1) The son of Midian, descended from Abraham by his wife Keturah (Genesis 25:4 ; 1 Chronicles 1:33), mentioned again in Isaiah 60:6 as a transporter of gold and frankincense from Sheba, who shall thus bring enlargement to Judah and praise to Yahweh. According to Fried[rich] Delitzsch,"
"heavenly journey during which they learned cosmic and divine secrets. Figures familiar to Jews would have included Enoch (from the Book of Genesis and a popular non-Biblical work called 1 Enoch); the 5th-century sage Ezra; Baruch the companion of the prophet Jeremiah (from a work called 2 Baruch, in which Baruch is promised he will ascend to heaven after 40 days); Levi the ancestor of priests; the Teacher of Righteousness from the Qumran community; the prophet Elijah (from 2 Kings); Moses, who was deified on entering heaven; and the children of Job, who according to the Testament of Job ascended"
"Jared Jared is a given name of Biblical derivation, common mostly in North American English-speaking countries. In the Book of Genesis, the biblical patriarch Jared (יֶרֶד) was the sixth link in the ten pre-flood generations between Adam and Noah; he was the son of Mahalaleel and the father of Enoch, and lived 962 years (per Genesis 5:18). The biblical text in Jubilees implicitly etymologizes the name as derived from the root YRD ""descend"", because in his days ""the angels of the Lord ""descended"" to earth"". Alternative suggestions for the name's etymology include words for ""rose"" and for ""servant"". Yared (505–571)"
"or occasionally to rejecta degree of identification with Ugaritic Danel of the ""Aqhat text"", amounting virtually to the same figure. The three figures referred to in — ""Even if Noah, Danel and Job were in it..."" — links the name with two non-Israelites of great antiquity. In , Danel is one noted for his wisdom in the prophecy addressed to the king of Tyre: ""you are indeed wiser than Danel, no secret is hidden from you"". The name, ""Danel"", had a long tradition in Hebrew culture: he is supplied as the father-in-law of Enoch in ""Jubilees"". Texts in the Ugaritic"
"Esau Esau (; , ISO 259-3 ""ʕeśaw""; ""Hēsau""; ; ""‘Īsaw""; meaning ""hairy"" or ""rough""), in the Hebrew Bible, is the older son of Isaac. He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis, and by the prophets Obadiah and Malachi. The New Testament alludes to him in the Epistle to the Romans and in the Epistle to the Hebrews. According to the Hebrew Bible, Esau is the progenitor of the Edomites and the elder brother of Jacob, the patriarch of the Israelites. Esau and Jacob were the sons of Isaac and Rebekah, and the grandsons of Abraham and Sarah. Of the"
"Cainan Cainan (from ""Kênān"") is mentioned in the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Book of Genesis, the Book of Jubilees and the genealogy of Jesus given in Luke 3:36 in the New Testament. He is described as a son of Arpachshad and father of Salah, who lived in the time between Noah and Abraham. A patriarch of a similar name is mentioned in all versions of Genesis as living before the flood. The postdiluvian Cainan doesn't appear in the Hebrew Masoretic text of Genesis, where Arpachshad is noted as the father of Salah. He is also omitted from the"
"Isaac Isaac is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites, according to the biblical Book of Genesis. In the biblical narrative, he was the son of Abraham and Sarah and father of Jacob; his name means ""he will laugh"", reflecting when both Abraham and Sarah laughed in disbelief when told that they would have a child. He is the only patriarch whose name was not changed, and the only one who did not move out of Canaan. According to the narrative, he died when he was 180 years old, the longest-lived of the three. The story of Isaac is"
"name in present-day Israel. Asenath is also the name of a character in H. P. Lovecraft's short story, ""The Thing on the Doorstep."" Asenath Asenath, Asenith and Osnat (, ) is a figure in the Book of Genesis (41:45, 41:50-52), an Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph, son of Jacob, to be his wife. The daughter of Potipherah, a priest of Heliopolis, she had two sons with Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, who became the patriarchs of the Israelite tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim. Genesis records nothing more about Asenath, but her story is elaborated in the apocryphal narrative ""Joseph"
"65-69:25 of the Ethiopic Enoch are without question derived from it. Thus 60 runs: In the year 500, in the seventh month ... in the life of Enoch. Here the editor simply changed the name Noah in the context before him into Enoch, for the statement is based on Gen. 5:32, and Enoch lived only 365 years. Chapters 6-11 are clearly from the same source; for they make no reference to Enoch, but bring forward Noah (10:1) and treat of the sin of the angels that led to the flood, and of their temporal and eternal punishment. This section is"
"Mahalalel Mahalalel or Mahalaleel was a patriarch named in the Hebrew Bible. In the New Testament, the King James Version spells his name Maleleel. Mahalalel was a son of Kenan, son of Enos, son of Seth, son of Adam in the Old Testament of the Bible. He was also the father of Jared. In Judaeo-Christian mythology Mahalalel is an ancestor of Noah, and thus, of all humanity. He appears in the Book of Genesis 5:12-17, and according to the book, he lived 895 years, placing him eighth in the records for the unusually long lifespans for the antediluvian patriarchs. Later"
"Ephraim Ephraim ; (Hebrew: אֶפְרַיִם/אֶפְרָיִם, ""Efrayim"") was, according to the Book of Genesis, the second son of Joseph and Asenath. Asenath was an Egyptian woman whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph as wife, and the daughter of Potipherah, a priest of On. Ephraim was born in Egypt before the arrival of the children of Israel from Canaan. The Book of Numbers lists three sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Beker, and Tahan. However, 1 Chronicles 7 claims that he had at least eight sons, including Ezer and Elead, who were killed by local men who came to rob him of his cattle. After"